Mexican Fiesta Salad W/ Cilantro Garlic Dressing
Garlic & cilantro are a match made in heaven! I don't remember when was the last time I used commercially made salad dressing on my salads. I have grown to really enjoy a simple mixture of olive oil and raw apple cider vinegar with a pinch of sea salt on most of my salads, but I do enjoy making homemade dressings to have some variety. Making your own dressings is very frugal and easy... all you need is a good arm and fork OR a good blender to mix all the ingredients in 5 minutes flat! Here I got a fun Mexican-style salad and a wonderful garlicky dressing with a kick of cilantro. The baby corn adds a sweet crunch along with the pumpkin seeds. I usually like to add dried fruit of some sort with my salads, but I didn't really have anything on hand to go with this, but the avocado did a wonderful job of filling that void. Hmm... time to dig in!!
Total Steps
3
Ingredients
17
Tools Needed
4
Ingredients
- Red & green lettuce, chopped
- Carrots, sliced
- Red & yellow bell peppers, sliced
- Fresh baby corn, broken into chunks
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes, sliced half
- Avocado, sliced and scooped out
- 1 handful pumpkin seeds
- Goat cheese
- Cortido (Lacto-fermented Mexican Sauerkraut)(optional)
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon dried or fresh oregano
- 10 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped
- 1 dash chile powder
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch stevia powder(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Toss all the chopped vegetables (red & green lettuce, carrots, red & yellow bell peppers, fresh baby corn, cherry tomatoes, and avocado) together in a large bowl. Top it with pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, and optional Cortido.
Step 2
In a separate mixing bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh lime juice, finely chopped cilantro, dried or fresh oregano, minced garlic, a dash of chile powder, a pinch of sea salt, and an optional pinch of stevia powder. Stir strongly with a fork or blend until well combined.
Step 3
Pour the Garlic Cilantro Dressing over the salad and enjoy!